- In the
Animation (F4),
Modeling (F2), and
Rigging (F3)
menu sets:
Deform >
ML Deformer >
Basic tab
- Deformer name
- Enter a name for the new ML Deformer node.
Advanced tab
- Deformation order
- Specifies the deformer’s placement in the deformable object’s deformation order. The placement can affect the deformer’s effect and performance.
Default Maya typically places the deformer immediately before (as an Input) the deformed shape.
This is the same as Before unless the deformer is going to act on a shape node with no history. In this case, the order will be the same as After.
When you create a number of deformers for an object with Default, the result is a deformation chain whose order is the same as the order in which you created the deformers.
Before Maya places the deformer immediately before the deformable object’s deformed shape. In the object’s history, the deformer will be placed right before the deformed shape. Default typically provides this type of placement.
After Maya places the deformer immediately after the deformable object. You can use After to create an intermediate deformed shape somewhere in the middle of the object’s history. With After, the original shape of the object is not hidden.
Split Maya splits the deformation into two deformation chains. You can use Split to deform an object in two ways at the same time, creating two final shapes that originate from the same original shape.
Parallel Maya places the deformer in parallel with the existing input nodes in the object’s history, and then blends the effects provided by the existing input nodes and the deformer. A parallel blender node (default name: parallelBlendern) that blends the effects of the existing input nodes and the new deformer is placed before the final shape.
- Exclusive
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Specifies whether the deformer set is in a partition. Sets in a partition can have no overlapping members. If on, the Partition To Use and Partition Name options become available. Default is off.
- Partition to use
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Lists any existing partitions, and a default selection New Partition. If you select New Partition, you can edit the Partition Name field to specify the name of a new partition. (Available if Exclusive is on.)
- Partition name
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Specifies the name of a new partition that will include the deformer set. The suggested partition name is deformPartition, which will be created if it does not already exist. Typically, you might put all your exclusive deformer sets in the partition named deformPartition. However, you can create as many partitions as you like, and name them whatever you want. Only available if Exclusive is on.